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Meaning upright meaning

What does upright mean?

Definitions in simple English

upright Adjective

— A long or flat thing is upright when it is at a right angle to the ground. That means that one end is exactly above the other end. There was so much heavy ice on the tree that the whole tree bent down close to the ground, but after the ice melted, the tree went back upright again.

upright

— adjective in a vertical position; not sloping an upright post — adjective (= good, just) of moral excellence a genuinely good person a just cause an upright and respectable man — noun a piano with a vertical sounding board — noun (= vertical) a vertical structural member as a post or stake the ball sailed between the uprights — adjective (= erect, vertical) upright in position or posture an erect stature erect flower stalks for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression a column still vertical amid the ruins he sat bolt upright

Synonyms upright synonyms

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upright English » English

honest erect straight vertical just standing perpendicular straightforward honorable direct righteous fair sincere vertically upstanding truthful moral good faithful virtuous trusty true right loyal honourable fair-minded correct unsloped staunch lofty upright piano square scrupulous proper precise on end impartial frank even ethical conscientious candid veracious unbiased trustworthy tall stand-up stand upright stand straight sportsmanlike

Topics upright topics

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States Quality Shape Horizontal

Vertical

What words describe something in a vertical position?

vertical upright up-and-down plumb erect upraised perpendicular at right angles square standing true straight straight up bolt upright

Language and thought Communication Say True

Tell the truth

What words describe a person who tells the truth?

honest truthful sincere straight open scrupulous upright

Physical actions Move something Carry

Set upright

What words refer to setting something upright?

Set upright set up stand

Examples upright examples

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Simple sentences

Stand upright when I'm talking to you.

Contrarians are often very upright people.

Dear passengers, we now ask you to place your luggage under the seat in front of you, lift the table and backrest upright, lower the armrest, fasten your safety belt and open the window shutters.

Movie subtitles

Just now the spaceship has reached the launch pad because the spaceship is built too light to stand freely, it's submerged in a water-basin in which it floats upright.

But he looked like a nice, upright young fellow, Ma.

All our work must be dictated by a single thought. that the German worker. be made an upright, proud and equally entitled national comrade.

Strange how people who seem so upright are the very ones terrified someone might be listening.

How can an unavoidable misfortune like this have any influence on the upright citizens of our fair city?

Keep his head upright!

If I'm standing upright, they'll take me for one of their own Schweinehunde.

I wish to stand upright when you come to your pleasure. Somebody lend me a knife.

But not for me anymore. Not for a foursquare, upright, downright, forthright, married lady.

I thought I was still struggling upright, and yet I could feel the frozen earth against my cheek.

It is a reeling world indeed, my lord. And, uh. I believe will never stand upright. till Richard wear the garland of the realm.

I suppose that since man began to walk upright. he has been interested in space and speed.

This is proper way for men to show esteem for one another by looking upon each other's faces with calmness of spirit eyes meeting eyes in equal gaze bodies upright, standing as men were meant to stand with dignity and awareness of self.

When they walk upright and feed on temple grain.

A bicycle riding away by itself is on a concealed track, and wires above kept the bike upright.

I'll show you that my Oliver is upright.

Upright, dependable, somebody they don't know too much about.

Difficulty maintaining your balance when you stand upright?

But an empty one stands upright.

You may have certain leanings but you always remain upright.

But, Manuela, you are to be married to Don Pedro, the most pious the most upright.

Not for a foursquare, upright, downright, forthright, married lady.

But I know you're an upright man and I owe you the truth.

Upright prayerful folk they be.

How can an unavoidable misfortune like this have any influence on the upright citizens of our fair city? -Baloney.

This one is called Mrs Upright.

I always fancied I had a fine, upright look. and that an honest heart shone out of my not-too-splendid face.

And, uh. I believe will never stand upright. till Richard wear the garland of the realm.

What about the knife this fine, upright boy admitted buying the night of the killing?

Now pour and be sure the coffeepot is upright before you take the cup away.

You, Luca, will lead a more upright, honest life.

But she has a very upright nature.

Put it upright.

I've got to get it upright.

Can you stand upright?

News and current affairs

Moral emotions like empathy are as much an outcome of the blind workings of adaptation as our upright stance and opposable thumbs - traits that are entrenched in a species through the proliferation of particular genes.

After two months of treatment, he could still not sit upright.

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